Surg Technologist Lead

Inova Health System; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Retirement match 5%

Education and loan assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Alexandria Hospital is seeking a Surgical Technologist Lead to join the OR team. This is a full-time day shift role, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, four days per week with rotating days.

The position emphasizes clinical leadership, mentoring, and adherence to safety standards to deliver optimal patient outcomes. The incumbent will oversee aseptic technique, equipment readiness, and effective handoffs, while collaborating with OR leadership to drive quality improvement and SCIP metrics across

Qualifications

• Certification: CST NBSTSA or TS-C NCCT at start.
• Licensure: VA Surgical Technologist registered at hire.
• Experience: 3 years of surgical technologist experience (Ortho and Spine).
• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead within the OR and support the OR Service Leader in quality and safety standards.
• Mentor OR team and coordinate perioperative care across pre-, intra-, and post-operative phases.
• Ensure aseptic technique and instrument handling to optimize patient outcomes.
• Document case status, briefing/debriefing, and handoffs per protocol.
• Serve as liaison with Sterile Processing and other departments to maximize resources.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Surgical Tech experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

CST Certification NBSTSA/TS-C NCCT

Job description

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a Surgical Technologist Lead dedicated to join the team. This role will be FT days 7:00 AM- 5:30 PM 4 days a week. Days will be rotating

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Description:

The Surgical Technologist Lead acts as a clinical leader and resource in an Inova Operating Room (OR). Assists OR Service Leader to ensure unit compliance with quality, safety, regulatory requirements, and JCAHO standards. Assists the OR Service Leader in analyzing data, ensuring team adherence to performance standards, and improving processes continuously. Provides mentoring to the OR team. Works collaboratively and has respect for and understanding other clinical disciplines. Uses and demonstrates clinical expertise in the assessment of staff learning needs, capabilities, and readiness. Demonstrates superior knowledge of aseptic and surgical techniques in the role of surgical technologist. Serves as primary liaison and information resource for specialty. Oversee the provision of therapeutic care in a holistic, evidence-based environment that produces excellent patient care with optimal patient outcomes. Supports the OR Service Leader's goals. Interacts with and contributes to the professional growth of Surgical Tech team members, colleagues, and others. Ensures efficient functioning of the specialty service and achievement of optimal patient outcomes.

Surgical Technologist Lead Job Responsibilities:

Identifies clinical and operational variables affecting patient and case outcomes. Anticipates variances and adjusts care proactively, utilizing required resources. Articulates the type, scope, and frequency of clinical and case variables affecting outcomes, including patient condition or special needs, equipment availability or functionality, and physician requests. Ensures needs are met time of case. Extrapolates patient's, physicians, or case needs from previous experiences. Creates individualized plan(s) of care. Engage other clinical professionals to assist in responding to possible problems.

Provides clear and appropriate information and documentation for routine and complex cases. Documents on case status and ensures perioperative briefing and debriefing are completed with the team. Reports any change in patient status or patient requirements of the population.

Coordinates the delivery of appropriate services for specialty, physician group, and population.

Facilitates seamless transitions between pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care. Assists, both directly and indirectly, with room turnover. Ensures surgical pause is performed according to procedure. Ensures hand-off to PACU meets established criteria and monitors delay reasons

Acts as a change agent.

Serves as a liaison to other departments. Meets with Sterile Processing leadership regularly to maximize instrumentation resources. Serves as primary liaison and information resource for specialty. Serves as primary liaison and information resource for specialty. Serves as physician liaison and primary information resource and contact for the specialty. Monitors clinical, efficiency, and SCIP performance indicators on a daily basis. Assists the director with unit participation in emergency preparedness activities. Conducts education and coordinates emergency and trauma surgical skills and participates in unit-specific dri

Minimum Qualifications:

Certification- Basic Life Support Upon Start; Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) via NBSTSA or Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) via NCCT

Licensure -Registered Surgical Technologist - Upon Start; Registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Surgical Technologist at time of hire

Experience - 3 years of Surgical Technologist experience ( Ortho and Spine)

Education - High School diploma or equivalent

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 688609
• Job Category Clinical Services
• Posting Date 09/06/2026, 03:35 PM
• Locations Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
• Degree Level High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED/HSE)